Game apparatus



(No Model.)

T. BIRCH. GAME APPARATUS.

Patented Apr. 5,1898.

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THOMAS BIRCH, OF NOBLESVILLE, INDIANA.

GAM E APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 601,700, dated April 5,1898. Application filed May 11, 1897. Serial No. 636,060. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS BIRCH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Noblesville, in the county of Hamilton and State of Indiana,have invented a certain Improvement in Game Apparatus, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a new, amusing, and instructive game whichIprefer to call the one to sixteen combination game, and has for itsobject to provide a simple and cheap apparatus of this description whichWhile affording endless amusement to both old and young will impartinstruction to all classes of persons upon an indefinite variety ofsubjects, and as this instruction is imparted as a part of the game itwill be imbibed and retained with comparatively little/effort upon thepart of the players.

Another object of the apparatus is to provide simple means for alteringthe-instructive features and substituting others therefor, so that thegame may not become monotonous to persons who play the same a number oftimes.

Another object of the apparatus is to provide simple and effective meanswhich shall form a part of the device for keeping count of the score.made by the several players.

With these ends in view this invention C0117 sists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elements herein after set forth, andthen specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertaius may understand how to make and use the same, its construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in

Figure 1 is a plan of an apparatus embodying my game, and Fig. 2 .acentral section thereof.

In carryingout my invention as here embodied I provide a base-board A,which may be made of any suitable material, such as pasteboard coveredwith a suitably colored and printed paper, so as to have appear upon theupper surface thereof the desired features of the game. To the center ofthis board is secured a block B by gluing or otherwise, and thereon ispivoted the pointer O by movements of the pointer, and a second circle Gmay also be placed inside of the firstnamed circle, and a band H isdefined by a section of a circle and is divided into spaces by radiallines, and each of these lines is designated by a number, said numbersrunning from one to sixteen in consecutive order. Another band I,considerably wider than the band H, is formed within the circle F by asection of a circle, and this band is also divided into spaces by radiallines, each line being'designated by the name of a State.

A segmentof pasteboard or othersuitable material .I is divided intospaces by radial lines having a variety of names" thereonsuch as gold,silver, the names of lakes, or the names of animals-and this segment maybe secured in proper relation to the circle by means of the turh-buttonsK, and when so secured will form a part of the game, and yet when it isdesired to substitute other names for those appearing upon this segmentthe segment may be removed and another having other names thereon placedin position and secured, as above set forth. The band I may likewise beformed of a separate segment and secured in place by means of like.turn-buttons.

In order that thescore of the several players may be accurately kept,series of holes L are formed in the board, preferablyat the sidesthereof,'as clearly shown, and have each row thereof designated by 5,1O, 15,

two, gives the player two.

is contained in sixteen sixteen times. .Onthe other hand, if the pointerstops at 2 it counts eight, because two is contained in sixteen eighttimes, and in like manner any number which will divide sixteen indicatedby the pointer will give to the player the uotient of such division. Ifthe pointer stops midway between any two numbers, they may be addedtogether-as, for instance, two and three equals fiveand if this sum doesnot exceed sixteen the player gets one; but if the pointer stops on anyfigure that is not an exact divisor of sixteen, but is a multiple ofsome of the other figures-as, for instance, three be- 1 ing an exactdivisor of six (next highest num ber always being taken of which it isan .ex-

act divisor)-.-the player gets two, or if; the

pointer stops on .5, it being an exact divisor of ten, the player alsogets two, or the pointer stopping on 6, and six dividing twelve into Inlike manner the indicating of 7 by the pointer wins two, &c.; but if thepointer stopson 11 or l3 the player loses that much of his score, be-

cause neither is divisible by or contained in any of the numbers used.

W hen the pointer so stops as to indicate a State, the player isrequired to state what sec= tion of the Union the State is in, how it isbounded, name its capital city, what are the principal products of theState, the. if the answer be correct or satisfactory to the oppositeparty, then the player gains five; if in.-

' correct or not satisfactory, then the player loses five.

Should a mineral be indicated by the stopr ping of the pointer, theplayer is to state The score is kept as above described up to onehundred.

Since the segment J may be removed and another substituted therefor, thegame may be varied almost indefinitely by having a number of thesesegments containing thereon a variety of namessuch as animals, birds,fishes, people, or other objects. y In use this game will not onlyafford amusemeilhbllt will be exceedingly instructive to all classes f pr n since it will ot on y cause them to study up the data necessary toan-. swer the question indicated by the stopping of the pointer, butwill also permit them to imbibe information and instruction from theother players, who are likewise compelled to answer the questions abovereferred to.

One of the advantages of my improved game is that it may be produced ata comparatively small cost and therefore may be sold at such a price asto fall into the hands of all classes of persons.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is' 11. A gameapparatus, consisting of a baseboard, a pointer pivoted to the centerthereof so as to freely revolve, a circle formed around the center ofsaid pointer, a series of numbers located within this circle, the namesof.

certain States of the Union also located within the circle, and asegment having a number of names or designating terms thereon adaptedto'be detached from. the board, as specified.

2. A game apparatus, consisting of a baseboard having four series ofholes formed therein for the reception of scorefpins, a circle inscribedupon said board, a block located at the center of the circle, a pointerpivoted upon the block, a series of numbers located within thecircle,the names of certain States of the Union located within the .circle, anda segment having names thereon detachably secured to the board, asspecified.

The herein-described combination of a base-.boardhaving four series ofholes therein for the reception of score-pins, a block secured at thecenter of the board, a circle formed concentric with this block, apointer pivoted upon the block, a band inscribed within the circle anddivided into spaces, each of which is numbered, a band I also inscribedwithin the circle and having the names of certain States of the Unionthereon, a segment having certain names thereon, and turn-buttons forsecuring this segment in place relative to the circle, substantially asshown and described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

' THOMAS BIRCH.

Witnesses: I

FRANK W. SMITH, S. A. STILWELL.

